Former BIW Head Lesko to Helm Canadian Shipyard
The former president of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is headed north to oversee Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding, the Canadian shipyard…
Arleigh Burke Guided-Missile Destroyer Program Marks Key Milestones
May marked a pair of milestones in the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer program, including the start of fabrication of the…
CNO: Lessons from Zumwalt-class Key to Next Surface Combatant
CAPITOL HILL – Major parts from the Navy’s abbreviated class of Zumwalt destroyers (DDG-1000) will be integrated into the service’s program…
Electrical Problems Shorten Second Zumwalt-class Destroyer’s Builders Trials
Problems with the complex electrical system on the second-in-class Zumwalt destroyer ended builders trails early and forced the ship to…
Bath Iron Works Awarded Second Flight III Destroyer In Two Ship Contract Modification
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works was awarded a two destroyer deal that would include the construction of the second planned…
VIDEO: USS Rafael Peralta Commissioning Ceremony
The following is the July 29, 2017 commissioning ceremony of the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) at Naval Air…
Second Arleigh Burke Restart Destroyer Rafael Peralta to Commission on Saturday
A previous version of this post mislabeled the iteration of the Aegis combat system on Peralta. It will field Baseline 9D,…
Navy Commissions First Arleigh Burke Restart Destroyer USS John Finn
The first of a new line of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers (DDG-51) commissioned in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a ceremony…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer
Huntington Ingalls Industries won an award to build the first of a new configuration of Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers,…
Navy Pushes Back Schedule for Upgraded Destroyer Program; HII Set to Build First Flight III
The Navy has reached a tentative agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries for the shipbuilder to build the first Flight III…